Below you will find recommended books from some of the pastors. We hope this serves as you build your own library.
Commentaries & Biblical Studies
New Bible Commentary IVP
ESV Study Bible
How To Read The Bible Book by Book
(Gordon D. Fee & Douglas Stuart)
The Word Became Fresh: How to Preach from Old Testament Narrative Texts
(Dale Ralph Davis)
Knowing Jesus Through The Old Testament
(Christopher J.H. Wright)
Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times
(Soong-Chan Rah)
Unlocking Romans: Resurrection and the Justification of God
(J.R. Daniel Kirk)
King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus
(Timothy Keller)
Spiritual Formation & Christian Living
The Mark of a Christian
(Francis Schaeffer)
Art and The Bible
(Francis Schaeffer)
Redemption: Freed by Jesus from the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry
(Mike Wilkerson)
Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist
(John Piper)
A Meal with Jesus
(Tim Chester)
Knowing God
(J.I. Packer)
Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformation
(D.A. Carson)
The Cost of Commitment
(John White)
The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
(Lesslie Newbigin)
Lord, Teach Us: The Lord’s Prayer & the Christian Life
(Stanley Hauerwas & William H. Willimon)
Prayer
(Ole Hallesby)
Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity
(Eugene H. Peterson)
Becoming a True Spiritual Community: A Profound Vision of What the Church Can Be
(Larry Crabb)
The Cry of the Soul: How Our Emotions Reveal Our Deepest Questions About God
(Dan Allender & Tremper Longman)
Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness
(Dan B. Allender)
Fool’s Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion
(Os Guinness)
Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love
(Edward T. Welch)
How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor
(James K.A. Smith)
Making All Things New: Restoring Joy to the Sexually Broken
(David Powlison)
Good and Angry: Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness
(David Powlison)
Doctrine & Theology
Introducing Christian Doctrine
(Millard J. Erickson)
Basic Christianity
(John Stott)
Concise Theology
(J.I. Packer)
Essential Truths of The Christian Faith
(R.C. Sproul)
The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission
(Christopher J.H. Wright)
Salvation Belongs to Our God: Celebrating the Bible’s Central Story
(Christopher J.H. Wright)
The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative
(Christopher J.H. Wright)
The Open Secret: An Introduction to the Theology of Mission
(Lesslie Newbigin)
God’s Glory in Salvation through Judgment: A Biblical Theology
(James M. Hamilton Jr.)
Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin
(Cornelius Plantinga Jr.)
Original Sin: A Cultural History
(Alan Jacobs)
History & Biography
The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African-American Pastors
(Thabiti M. Anyabwile)
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
(Eric Metaxas)
Marriage & Family
The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God
(Timothy Keller)
Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?
(Gary L. Thomas)
Cherish: The One Word That Changes Everything for Your Marriage
(Gary L. Thomas)
The Faithful Parent: A Biblical Guide to Raising a Family
(Martha Peace and Stuart Scott)
The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name
(Sally Lloyd-Jones)
The Big Picture Story Bible
(David Helm)
The Radical Book for Kids: Exploring the Roots and Shoots of Faith
(Champ Thornton)
My First Book of Questions and Answers
(Carine MacKenzie)